[ There's some truth to his words but Shiki's spent her entire life understanding the selfishness of man. A short life, as she's not yet twenty years of age and did spent a fair bit of time in a coma, but it was a life of bitterness nonetheless. ]

What you're suggesting... [ She murmurs as if she was considering the thought carefully. ] Is that it's best to have someone watching your back when you can't. It's almost as if you're practically throwing yourself in the way of harm talking like that.

[ Man, talking about this kind of stuff wasn't what she anticipated when she answered the call. It's the most she's said in conversation in months. ]